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São Tomé and Príncipe 1974 flag proposals

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According to Flaggenmitteilung 96 (March 1984), the files of late A. Usachow [1974] show 8 flag projects worth mentioning. In the end none of the designs was adopted, rather the flag of the MLSTP instead.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997


1st project

[Flag proposal #1]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

Horizontal yellow over green (colours of the liberation movement), 2 red stars in the middle.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997, quoting from [fml] 96


2nd project

[Flag proposal #2]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

Since the struggle for independence was not satisfactorily represented by this, a red stripe was added nearby the hoist and the stars were changed to black.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997, quoting from [fml] 96


3rd project

[Flag proposal #3]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

The red stripe didnʼt express equality, and was replaced by a red triangle.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997, quoting from [fml] 96


4th project

[Flag proposal #4]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

To express the African character better, the colour of the triangle was changed from red to black, with in the middle of it a red star for «unity in struggle». The two back stars were omitted.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997, quoting from [fml] 96


5th project

[Flag proposal #5]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

Because the black stars would well enough express the unity of the two islands a new design was made. This flag was red with a yellow over green stripe with two black stars.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997, quoting from [fml] 96


6th project

[Flag proposal #6]
by Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997

But in thi